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  • Electronic Gaming Monthly (December 1993)

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    Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly – Issue Number 53 – December 1993

    Next to VG&CE, EGM was my favorite gaming magazine. It also was the last major video game magazine that you could really get. I mostly read it in the late 8-bit through the first part of the 32-bit era. The December 1993 issue includes:

    Features

    • The Blood and Gore are Back at the Arcades! Mortal Kombat 2 Has Arrived! – A preview of Mortal Kombat II with photos from the AMOA. Complete coverage promised in the next issue.
    • ‘Tis The Season For Winning Big With EGM’s Contests – An Eternal Champions themed contest with prizes such as a Sega CD system, various games, Eternal Champions jacket, and more.
    • Behold! Never-Ending Info On Eternal Champions! – Tons of info on Eternal Champions. It was pretty popular at the time but seems like an underrated gem of a fighting game today. It was definitely one of the best 2D fighter for the Genesis.

    Departments

    • Insert Coin – Ed Semrad’s editorial on the next battle between Sega and Nintendo with Sega’s upcoming Saturn and Nintendo’s “Project Reality” which would eventually become the Nintendo 64.
    • Interface: Letters to the Editor – Letters from readers about the 3DO, Mortal Kombat, Ranma 1/2, Japanese games, and more.
    • Review Crew – Reviews of Secret of Mana (Super NES), Wicked 18 (Super NES), Super Empire Strikes Back (Super NES), Aero the Acro-Bat (Super NES), Super Chase H.Q. (Super NES), Wolfchild (Genesis), Puggsy (Genesis), Ren & Stimpy (Genesis), Sonic Spinball (Genesis), Tecmo Super Bowl (Genesis), Lethal Enforcers (Sega CD), Beyond Shadowgate (Duo), Mad Dog McCree (3DO), Tetris 2 (NES), Mega Man IV (Game Boy), and Battletoads (Game Gear).
    • EGM’s Hot Top Tens – Various top ten lists with Mega Man X topping the editor’s list and Mortal Kombat for the SNES topping the readers’ list. Plus a top ten “Fighting Women” list as well as top ten lists for the NES, Super NES, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Boy, and Game Gear based on Babbage’s sales numbers.
    • Gaming Gossip – Various rumors in the gaming industry including Sega of Japan dropping CD support, Saturn making the jump to 64-bits, Project Reality coming in 1994, Bubsy 2 coming soon, and more.
    • Press Start – Sega to release Saturn in the fourth quarter of 1994 with a 32-bit CPU and 64-bit video chip; Sony announces they will enter video game market by the end of 1994 with a 32-bit CD based system; new six-button controllers for the Genesis; and more.
    • Arcade Action – A look at some of the latest arcade games seen aat the American Amusement Machine Association (AMOA) show including Cybersled from Namco, Power Instinct from Atlus, Violent Storm from Koanami, Bonk’s Adventure from Kaneko, Blood Warrior from Kaneko, Ninja Baseball Bat Man from Irem, and Alien 3 The Gun from Sega.

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    • International Outlook – Previews of games coming soon in Japan including Art of Fighting, Bomberman ’94, Y’s IV, Soccer Kid, Doremon 2, Downtown Baseball Story, King of the Monsters 2, Fatal Fury 2, Golden Axe 3, and more.
    • Tricks of the Trade – Tips and tricks for tons of games including Mortal Kombat (Genesis), Slipheed (Sega CD), Super Bomberman (Super NES), Mortal Kombat (Super NES), Zombies At My Neighbors (Super NES and Genesis), Splatterhouse 3 (Genesis), Gunstar Heroes (Genesis), Aliens Vs. Predator (Super NES), Street Fighter II Championship Edition (Genesis), Mad Dog McCree (3DO), Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis), Wayne’s World (Super NES), Street Fighter II Turbo (Super NES), Alien 3 (Super NES), WWF Royal Rumble (Super NES), Super Turrican (Super NES), Time Gal (Sega CD), Super Mario All-Stars (Super NES), Battletoads and Double Dragon (NES), Bubsy (Genesis), and lots more.
    • Next Wave – Previews of upcoming games including Dracula Unleashed (Sega CD), T2 Arcade (Super NES), Incredible Crash Dummies (Genesis), The Untouchables (Super NES), Double Switch (Sega CD), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Genesis), Out of This World (3DO), NHLPA Hockey ’93 CD (Sega CD), Bill Walsh College Football (Sega CD), Super Turrican 2 (Super NES), and more.
    • Special Features – A look at Shanghai 2 from Activision, X-Kaliber 2097, Scratch Golf, S.O.S., Socket, and Mansion of Hidden Souls from Vic Tokai, Super Adventure Island 2, Dig and Spike Volleyball, Beauty and the Beast and An American Tail from Hudson Soft, and more.

    Fact Files

    • Super NES Times – A brief look at recent games for the Super NES including Battletoads Double Dragon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters, Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage, Star Trek The Next Generation, The 7th Saga, Monday Night Football, F1 Pole Position, Soldiers of Fortune, Wicked 18, The Lawnmower Man, Obitus, Inspector Gadget, Flashback, Super Battletank 2, R-Type III, Undercover Cops, and more.
    • Outpost Sega – A look at recent games for the Sega Genesis including The Lost Vikings, NFL Football ’94 Starring Joe Montana, T2: Judgement Day, Beauty and the Beast, Lotus 2, Winter Olympic Games, Dragon’s Revenge, Race Drivin’, Night Storm, Super NBA Basketball, Genghis Khan 2, Fido Dido, Dragon’s Lair (Sega CD), Lunar: The Silver Star (Sega CD), and Ground Zero (Sega CD).
    • Planet 3DO – A look Mad Dog McCree for the 3DO.
    • Club Gameboy – A look at recent games for the Game Boy including Tiny Toon Adventures, F1 Pole Position, The Lawnmower Man, and Duck Tales 2.
    • Super Gear – A look at recent Game Gear games including X-Men, Deep Duck Trouble, Chuck Rock II, and Formula One: Grand Prix.

    …and more!


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  • GamePro (April 1993)

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    GamePro was the most popular gaming magazine in the U.S. after Electronic Gaming Monthly. They were usually pretty close in sales though I always preferred EGM. The April 1993 issue includes:

    • Letter from the GamePros – Despite the fact that more powerful systems had been available for years at this point, the NES still had strong sales in 1992 with support planned for 1993. It probably would have been doing even better except for the fact that the NES wasn’t that much cheaper than a Super NES.
    • The Mail – Letters from readers about StarFox, the Super NES expansion port, the Super 8 NES converter for the Super NES, Zelda sequels, Sega CD pack-in games, and more.
    • April Fools! – A GamePro parody.
    • Hot at the Arcades – A look at some of the latest arcade games including Holosseum (another hologram game from Sega) and Time Killers (a lesser known but somewhat entertaining fighting game).
    • Cutting Edge – Pioneer teams up with Sega and NEC to create the LaserActive Player designed to play Genesis, Sega CD, TurboGrafx-16, Turbo CD, and Super CD games as well as create a new LaserDisc format for games. It’s expected to cost $1200. Also, a look at VR tech being developed by Sega.

    • ProReviews –
        • Nintendo – Reviews of DuckTales 2, Dizzy the Adventurer (Aladding), R.C. Pro-Am II (I always loved this series of RC racing games), and Bomberman 2.
        • Genesis – Reviews of Cyborg Justice, Battletoads, Cool Spot, Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Hidden Treasure, Chakan the Forever Man, OutRun 2019, and G-LOC.
        • Sega CD – Reviews of Road Avenger, Hook (based on the movie of the same name), and The Adventures of Willy Beamish.
        • SNES – Reviews of Star Fox (the first game to use the new SuperFX chip), Super Turrican, Shadowrun(the cyberpunk RPG though this version is quite a bit different than the Genesis version), Inindo, MechWarrior, Pocky & Rocky, and Tom and Jerry. Plus previews of Lord d of the Rings and Final Fight II.
        • TurboChip – A review of The Legend of Hero Tonma.
        • Neo Geo – A review of Super Sidekicks.
        • Game Boy – Reviews of Kid Dracula and Milon’s Secret Castle.
        • Game Gear – Reviews of Shinobi II: The Silent Fury and Global Gladiators.
        • Lynx – A review of Power Factor.

    • Special Feature: Star Fox – A detailed look at the first (and one of only a few) games to use the Super FX chip.
    • Special Feature: Where’s Bubsy? – Though it ended up being a good game, Bubsy did suffer from delays. Here’s an interview with Bubsy himself about why that is so.
    • Special Feature: The Winter Consumer Electronics Show ’93 – The Consumer Electronics Show used to be one of the premiere places to get a look at new games. Some of the ones on display this year were Aerobiz, Chase HQ II, Dinosaurs for Hire, Dizzy, F-15 Strike Eagle II, James Bond 007, James Pond II, The Last Action Hero, Micro Machines, Mig-29 Fulcrum, Jungle Strike, Mutant League Football, NFL Quarterback Club, Pirates Gold, Populous II, Road Riot 4WD, Rolling Thunder 3, Splatterhouse 3, Wayne’s World, X-Men, Aero the Acrobat, Aladdin, Aliens vs. Predator, Blaster Master 2, California Games II, Cool World, Crash Dummies, Duck Dodgers and Marvin the Martian, Fatal Fury 2, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fight II, Jurassic Park, King of the Monsters 2, Mario is Missing, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Rock ‘n’ Roll Racing, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Sonic Blastman, Super Bomberman, Super Mega Man, Superman, The Terminator, Toxic Crusaders, Carmen Sandiego, Taz-Mania, Yoshi’s Cookie, Battletoads/Double Dragon, Bases Loaded 4, Bonk 3, Kirby’s Adventure, John Madden Football ’93, Afterburner III, Macross 2036, Alien, Batman Returns, C+C Music Factory, Dune, Ecco the Dolphin, Rebel Assault, Darkwing Duck, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Super Dodge Ball, The Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, and many more.
    • Overseas ProSpects – A look at games being released in Japan including Time Gal (Mega CD), Ranma 1/2 II (Super Famicom), Final Fantasy V (Super Famicom), and more.
    • The Sports Page – Reviews of some of the latest sports related games including Tony La Russa Baseball (Genesis), Super NBA Basketball (Super NES), Pigskin Footbrawl (Genesis), Pro Quarterback (Genesis), World Sports Competition (Turbo Duo), and more.
    • Hardware Helpers – A look at some of the latest video game accessories including The Activator (Genesis), The Street Fighter Firestick (Super NES), Game Genie (Game Boy), TopFighter (Super NES), STD ProgramPads (Super NES, Genesis), and more.
    • S.W.A.T. – Tips and tricks for King of Casino (TG16), The Addams Family (SNES), Tecmo Super Bowl (NES), Night Trap (Sega CD), Cal Ripken Jr. (SNES), Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear), Alien 3 (Genesis), The Addams Family (TurboGrafx-CD), Yoshi (NES), Splatterhouse 2 (Genesis), Super Adventure Island (SNES), Sonic The Hedgehog (Genesis), Prince of Persia (SNES), Battle Clash (SNES), and Wings 2 (SNES).
    • GameBusters: Alien 3 (SNES) – Tips for Alien 3 on the Super NES.
    • ProNews – Capcom licenses Street Fighter II products; EA changes name of sports line of games to EA Sports; John Madden Football Championship Edition to be available only via rental; Sega to work on in flight video game systems; Turtles III movie coming; and more.
    • Special Feature: The Starlight Foundation – A look at this organization which provides video game systems to hospitals.

    …and more!


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  • Electronic Gaming Monthly (August 1996)

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    Electronic was perhaps the most popular video gaming magazine in the U.S. during its peak. Sadly, though there are still some niche magazines out there, the days of popular video gaming magazines are long gone. The August 1996 issue of EGM includes:

    Departments

    • Insert Coin – Steve Harris leaves EGM as publisher.
    • Press Start – The state of 3-D gaming tech with a look at such products as the CyberMaxx head-mounted display and the HMD Dynovisor; a look at the upcoming Nintendo 64; Xband modem for the Saturn; and more.
    • Review Crew – Reviews of Gun Griffon (Saturn), Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (Genesis), Shockwave Assault (Saturn), Bogey: Dead 6 (PlayStation), Bust-A-Move 2 (PlayStation), Simcity 2000 (PlayStation), Space Hulk (PlayStation), Ninja Masters (Neo Geo), Heavy Metal (Game Gear), and Dragonheart (Game Boy).
    • Gaming Gossip – News and rumors including: Crash 2 in progress; Sony to sell RPG combos; More N64 game developers; Sega’s upcoming 64-bit system to sell for $250; Street Fighter 3; and more.
    • Tricks of the Trade – Tips and tricks for Solar Eclipse (Saturn), Guardian Heroes (Saturn), Agile Warrior (PlayStation), Super Mario RPG (Super NES), PO’ed (PlayStation), Slam ‘N Jam ’96 (PlayStation), Bust A Move 2 (PlayStation), Return Fire (PlayStation), Resident Evil (PlayStation), Night Warrior: Darkstalkers’ Revenge (Saturn), King of Fighters ’95 (Saturn), Vectorman (Genesis), Battle Arena Toshinden Remix (Saturn), and more.
    • Special Features – A look at Capcom’s latest arcade translation, Street Fighter Alpha 2.
    • Next Wave Protos – An early look at upcoming games still under development including Clayfighter 3 (PlayStation), Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (PlayStation), Power Rangers Battle Racers (Super NES), Virtual Pro Pinball (PlayStation, Saturn), Powerslave (PlayStation, Saturn), Iron & Blood (M2), VF Kids (Saturn), MTV’s Slam Scape (PlayStation), Marvel 2099 (PlayStation), Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn), Dark Savior (Saturn), The Divide: Enemies Within (PlayStation), Power Rangers Pinball (PlayStation), Dark Rift (Nintendo 64), Three Dirty Dwarves (Saturn), Discworld 2 (PlayStatiob), World Heroes (Saturn), Tetris (Saturn), Prince of Persia (Super NES), Chaos in Lemmingland (PlayStation), Incredible Hulk (PlayStation, Saturn), and Fighting Vipers (Saturn).
    • Team EGM – This sports section includes previews of Madden ’97 (PlayStation), Tecmo World Golf (PlayStation), Supersonic Racers (PlayStation), Grand Slam (PlayStation), NCAA Basketball: Final Four ’97 (PlayStation), NCAA Football: Saturday Showdown (PlayStation), and Burning Road (PlayStation). Also included are reviews of Adidas Power Soccer (PlayStation), Big Hurt Baseball (PlayStation), NBA Action (Saturn), and World Series Baseball ’96 (Genesis).
    • Interface – Letters from readers about pirating games, Final Fantasy V, audio problems with the PlayStation, multiplayer RPGs on the Super NES, and more.

    Features

    • Big Names and Big Games at Japan’s Toy Show – Coverage of the 1996 Tokyo Toy Show which included the latest games for the PlayStation, Saturn, and Super NES such as Virtua Fighter 3, Street Fighter Alpha 2, and many others.
    • Williams Gears Up For The Future of Gaming – Playtesting some upcoming Williams’ Nintendo 64 games including Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Wayne Gretzky’s Hockey 64 plus some other upcoming Williams’ games for other systems including Final Doom, Area 51, Robotron X, Ms. Pac-Man, and Williams Arcade’s Greatest Hits 2 and 3.
    • Gamers Will Flip For Sony’s Furry New Hero! – A look at Crash Bandicoot for the PlayStation.

    Next Wave

    • Saturn – Previews of upcoming Sega Saturn games including Dragon Force by Working Designs, Loaded by Interplay, Gun Griffon by Sega, and Shockwave Assault by Electronic Arts.
    • PlayStation – Previews of upcoming Sony PlayStation games including Dark Forces by LucasArts, Dead 6 by SCEA, Blast Chamber by Activision, and Iron and Blood Warriors of Ravenloft by Take 2.

    …and more!


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